Jean-Baptiste Cléry
Jean-Baptiste Cléry (1759–1809) was the personal valet to King Louis XVI.
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Biography
Before the Revolution
First serving as secretary of the Princess of Guéménée, he was made valet of the dauphin (who would become Louis XVII).
During the Revolution
Cléry became the valet of Louis XVI when he was imprisoned in the Temple until January 21, 1793. Although he was arrested on September 25, 1793, he avoided the fate of the guillotine and was freed on July 27, 1794.
After the Revolution
Cléry became valet to the Count of Provence (future Louis XVIII) and gave him his journal detailing the events of the revolution. His journal gave an account of what he saw of his touching farewell with his family. The journal was published and was well received, and later led to Cléry's being knighted by Louis XVIII. The popularity and pro-royalist sentiments generated by the memoirs led the French government to release a distorted copy of the book.[1]
Cléry moved to Austria and purchased an estate where he stayed until his death in 1809.
References
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External links
- The Ruin of a Princess which contains Madame Elisabeth's life and letters, Narrarative of Madame Royale and Journal of the Tower of the Temple by Cléry.
- Faithful Servant by Will Bashor.
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